What really matters?

As I sit in my cubicle one day after we were able to bring home our son, I can't help but think about all of the people I talk with on a day to day basis. People who get flat out IRATE if their internet service goes down for a few hours because the tap going to their business is under a foot of water; This does not seem like something in a year will be worth the days of life you loose because your increased heart rate caused a heart attack. As I know many people have more meaningful (good and bad) things occurr in their life, I can't help raise this question to myself... "What am I doing?" Is my life reduced to taking calls and getting yelled at becuse Mr. Boss of Business Inc can't check his email? How sad is this?

As I look at my 5 year old daughter, my new son, and my wonderful wife, I realize that every moment the LORD blesses me with them is what living is.


I am posting a few more pics tonight of zane now that he is home....Again, thank you all for your prayers and support...
- posted by Microprone @ 10:20 AM

 
Zane Pics....

He is doing much better! as you can see from the photos he has been comming along great. Thank you for all of your support and prayers....

IN HIM,

DANA<><
- posted by Microprone @ 7:48 PM

 


Our families new addition. He is about a month and a half early and struggling. His little underdeveloped lungs are trying to breathe, but he is needing machine assistance... Please keep him in your prayers... The doctor has said that his progress to this point has been very quick and if things keep going the way they are, We will be able to take him home in a little more than a week. I will not be posting for a while as I need to focus my time, energy and prayers on our son, Zane....

THNX
- posted by Microprone @ 1:40 PM

 
When is it OK?

My daughter asked me who my daddy is. This was crazy. I have tried to explain before that my father no longer talks to us and that he has a new family. Then she follows with "But he loves you, right?"

I would like to think so. I have not spoken to him in about 2 years. There were 5 attempts or so to meet with him to try and mend our relationship, all initiated by me. I don't understand, being a father myself, how you could not make every sacrifice to mend a relationship with your child. I am comforted by my true Father in heaven through His word...

Colossians 1:21-23

21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
22But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation--
23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
- posted by Microprone @ 8:44 AM

 
What are the odds?

The odds of me being on the earth at the time of Christ's return are slim to none. The way I see it, I can predict that it will happen on any day, time, year, etc. and it would not happen. My sister once said that if someone predicts the return, plan to do something special that day because the second comming would not occur on that day. I thought this was interesting.

Matthew 24:36-44

The Day and Hour Unknown

36"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[6] but only the Father.
37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark;
39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
41Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

- posted by Microprone @ 9:35 AM